Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
It is not by might nor by power but by the Spirit of
the Lord.
Significantly and this is very instructive. Israel
regained strength and defeated Ai after they repented of their transgression
and the accursed thing was removed from their midst. Please read Joshua Chapter
8 for details. Also quite instructive is the fact that it is not by might nor by
power but by the Spirit of God. Israel gained the entire land of Canaan; not by
numerical strength, military prowess, economic power or intellectual power or
even physical might or even craftiness; but they got the land by the power of
God; the great awesome, sanctifying, powerful, cleansing Presence of God in
their midst. Please read Psalm 105 verses 37 to 45, Exodus Chapters 33 verses
12 to 17; 13 verses 1 to 22.
The Presence of God is so important in the life of a
child of God that no one should really toy with the Presence of God or do
things which grieve the Holy Spirit to the point where He takes His leave from
the life of a child of God. Every one actually needs the Presence of God. King
David begged God not to take His Holy Presence from his life. Please read Psalm
51 verse 11. This is because over time, time and time again, David realized the
importance of the Presence of God in his life. The Presence of God kept him
alive, safe and secure from all his enemies, increased him on all sides,
protected him and gave him all the victories he got in warfare. Please read 2nd
Samuel Chapters 5 verse 10, 8 verses 6 and ; 1st Samuel Chapters 17
verses 30 to 54, 16 verses 13 and 18; 18 verses 12, 14 and 28 and 1st
Chronicles Chapter 18 verse 6.
The Holy awesome Presence of God is what makes the
difference in the life of a person, family, institution, community or nation.
When individuals, families, institutions, communities and nations lose the
Presence of God through carelessness, deliberate refusal to acknowledge the
Presence of God, sin etc, they become vulnerable to the enemy, are easily
attacked and overwhelmed by the enemy. The nation of Israel is a case in point.
When Achan stole the sacred items which belonged to God and the Presence of God
left the Israelites, they were overrun by a nation as small as Ai. But when the
Presence of God returned, it was victory all the way.
Gideon and his men, just three hundred of them were
able to overrun Midian that had oppressed them for seven years because God was
with Gideon. The Presence of God in the life of Gideon was what gave them the
victory and not necessarily their military prowess. If it was military prowess,
they would not have endured seven years
of oppression and humiliation. They would have risen up in arms against Midian.
The Presence of God in the lives of the believers
who traveled to Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch and preached the word led to the conversion
of a great number of the Hellenists in that region. Please read Acts Chapter 11
verse 21.
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